About the Stockton Town Centre Conservation Area
The Stockton Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 70 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 59 Grade II). The most significant is Stockton Parish Church, Grade I.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Stockton Parish ChurchGrade I
- 32, Dovecot StreetGrade II*
- 74 and 76, Church RoadGrade II*
- 80, Church RoadGrade II*
- 9, Finkle StreetGrade II*
- Columbia HouseGrade II*
- Friends Meeting HouseGrade II*
- Gloucester HouseGrade II*
- The Market CrossGrade II*
- Town HallGrade II*
- War MemorialGrade II*
- 1, Brunswick StreetGrade II
- 10, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 104 and 105, High StreetGrade II
- 11, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 125, High StreetGrade II
- 126, High StreetGrade II
- 127, High StreetGrade II
- 128, High StreetGrade II
- 134c High StreetGrade II
- 140 and 141, High StreetGrade II
- 148 and 149, High StreetGrade II
- 153a and 153b, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Church RoadGrade II
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- 16, RamsgateGrade II
- 2, Brunswick StreetGrade II
- 24, High Street and the Sun Inn, Knowles StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 26, West RowGrade II
- 27, Silver StreetGrade II
- 28 and 29, Silver StreetGrade II
- 28, West RowGrade II
- 29, Norton RoadGrade II
- 29, West RowGrade II
- 39 and 39a, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
- 41, Garbutt StreetGrade II
- 41, Norton RoadGrade II
- 45, High StreetGrade II
- 50, West RowGrade II
- 6 and 7, Silver StreetGrade II
- 6, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 60-66, NORTON ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 64, Dovecot StreetGrade II
- 66, Dovecot StreetGrade II
- 82, Church RoadGrade II
- 96, High StreetGrade II
- Art GalleryGrade II
- Art GalleryGrade II
- Building at Rear of Number 10Grade II
- Calvin HouseGrade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Freeman, Hardy and WillisGrade II
- Gate Piers at West Front of Parish ChurchGrade II
- Georgian TheatreGrade II
- Globe TheatreGrade II
- Green Dragon Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Lloyd's BankGrade II
- Metcalfe Family Tomb 50 Yards South of ChurchGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Number 2 and Adjacent Cottage to West, Now Part of Georgian Theatre ComplexGrade II
- The County CourtGrade II
- The Green Dragon InnGrade II
- The Haven RestaurantGrade II
- The National Westminster BankGrade II
- The ShamblesGrade II
- Theatre YardGrade II
- Tomb 20 Yards North West of Church to Richard JacksonGrade II
- Weslyan Methodist Sunday SchoolGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBStockton Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalStockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.